Manifolding device



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MANIFOLDING DEVICE Filed ,Nov. 14, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Sept.8, 1931 UNITED STATES g renate,

WALTER 0. GRITCHFELD, GF SHELBY, @H10 MANIFOLDING DEVICE Applicationfiled. November 14, 1930. VSerial No. 485,763.

yThis invention relates to manifolding devices especially designed foruse in connection with cards of the character used with tabulatingmachines.

5. :In making up a sales record, one of the tabulating cards, and two ormore sales sheets 0r leaves are arranged, together with sheets of carbonpaper to provide a number of similar records of the transaction. Thesecards 10 must be purchased from tabulating machine companies, and asthey are only made in separate cards, and not in sheets or stripscontaining a number of cards, the cards and sales sheets must beindividually assembled.

"15 Therefore, in order to prepare them for use,

the cards must be inserted separately between the separate record leavesor sheets by hand unt-il a sufficient number have been assembled to makea desired book or pad. The cards and sheets must be accurately collated,so that the indicia thereon will accurately register. They must then bestitched or glued into pad form. This involves considerable expense,especially for labor, and the cost is almostprohibitive. Further, in theseparation ofthe cards land sheets after record has been made thereon,one end of the card is frequently irregular or uneven, and where the padis glued together sometimes the cards will contain a portion of the glueso that trouble is frequently experienced with the cards in thetabulating machines, where the greatest accuracy is essential. Y

The present invention overcomes the above andotlier disadvantages byproviding a unit which includes a card holder or magazine, wherein thetabulating cards are firmly held separate from the pad, with the latterso held that the leaves or sheets of the pad may be extended over thecards in perfect register and alignment, so that all laborofi-assembling is eliminated, and perfect register is assured, with nodamage to the edge or other portion of the card. Further, the carbonsheets are held in position for proper insertion and cannot be droppedduring this operation, so that much time and labor is saved vinpositioning these sheets. Again, the arrangement of the cards, pad andcarbon sheets makes for easy, rapid and accurate grouping of the sheetsand cards for each transaction, so that an accurate record of thetransaction will appear on the card and the associated sheets.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of constructionq to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the. appended claims.

In the drawings Figure l is an edge View illustrating the inventionarranged in book form with the book in open position.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged sectional views taken respectively on thelines 3-3 and 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a top plan view with parts r broken` away showing the cardholder or magazine. v

Figure 6 is a section on the line (3 6 of Figure 4.. V

Figure 7 is an edge view illustrating a simplified form of theinvention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the form of the invention shown inFigure 7 showing the manner of inserting carbon sheets be` tween thesheets of the pad.

Referring to the drawings in detail where'- in like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts, the invention resides primarily inthe combination and arrangement of a card holder or magazine, a padholder, and a carbon sheet holder, as shown in connection with afoldable cover or book, and in connection with a rigid base.

In tlie first mentioned form, the card holder or magazine which isindicated at l0 is preferably made of sheet metal and comprises a flatbase 1l, from which rises end walls 12 and side walls 13, the latterbeing of greater height than the former, for a purpose to p-resentlyappear. This construction provides a substantially rectangular containerfor the reception of cards 14, the length and width of the containerbeing such as to prevent relative horizontal movement of the cardstherein, but to permit vertical movement. As the cards contain indicia,such as is shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, this indicia upon all ofthe cards will be kept in perfect register, which is important in adevice of this kind.

Movable vertically within the card holder or magazine 10 is a followerplate 15. This plate is supported upon suitable springs 16, but whichare shown in the drawings as leaf springs, secured to the base 11 asindicated at 17. The free ends of these springs bear against the underface of the plate 15 so that the latter will be yieldingly forcedupward.

The cards 14 are superimposed upon the plate and upward movement islimited by means of lugs or flanges 18 which extend inwardly from theopposite end walls of the plate. The cards will thus be firmly held inplace, but may be readily removed by the finger and thumb of the user bydrawing the opposite ends inward ortoward one another and permitting thecentral portion to bend upward until the opposite ends of the card arefree of the flanges 18. Also, the cards may be removed from the holderor magazine by grasping their opposite longitudinal edges centrally ofthe length ofthe cards. For this purpose the side walls 13 are reducedor cut away as shown at 19.

As previously stated the cards 14 are made up and sold by tabulatingmachine companies and may be purchased from the company in desiredquantities and inserted in the holder or magazine by depressing thefollower plate 15.

Secured at one end of the holder or magazine 10 is a spring hinged clamp20 which is adapted to engage the bound end 21 of a book or pad, theleaves of whichrare indicated at 22. These books or pads may be cheaplymanufactured and their sheets or leaves contain indicia similar to thatupon the cards 14. The clamp 20 is so located that when any of theleaves are extended over the holder or magazine 10, indicia thereon will-be in perfect register with the indicia on the tabulating cards, sothat no time is lost in registering the indicia and whatever is writtenon the uppermost leaf or sheet of the pad will appear in its properposition upon an -under leaf or leaves and upon the uppermost card 14,transfer being eected through the medium of carbon sheets 23.

In order to provide for the convenient insertion of these sheets ofcarbon, a carbon holder 24 is positioned at the other end of themagazine or holder 10. This carbon Vholder may be of any suitablecharacter but is shown as comprising an inverted substantially U-shapedmember 25, having one of its legs secured to the adjacent end of themagazine 1() as shown at 26. A clamping arm 27 is pivotally secured asshown at 28, and the free end of this arm is provided with a springtongue 29 which removably engages beneath the edge of the U-shapedmember 25. The

bon sheets 23 and act to securely hold theV sheets in place.

In Figures 1 to 6 of the drawings the magazine of holder 10 and thecarbon clamp 24 are mounted upon a section 31 of a foldable member orbook. The pad clamp 20 is mounted upon a section 32 of the book which isfoldably secured to the section 31 as shown at 33, and when the partsare arranged for use as shown in Figure 1, the back 21 of the pad willbe positioned between the sections 30 and 31. A section 24 is foldablyconnected with the section 32 as shown at 35 and this section 35 carriesa pocket 36 which may receive the cards 14 after they have been removedfrom the holder or magazine.

If desired, the magazine 10, the pad holder or clamp 20 and the carbonholder or clamp 24 may be mounted upon an aluminum or metal base 37. Thepad hold-er or clamp 20 may be attached to an arm 38 which rises fromthe base and to which the clamp 20 is adjustably connected by means of abolt 39. The clamp 30 may thus be adjusted with respect to the magazineso that the indicia upon the sheets of the pad will accurately registerwith the indicia upon the cards.

In the use of the invention, assuming that copies in triplicate are tobe made, a carbon sheet 23 is extended inward over the uppermost card14. One of the sheets or leaves of the pad is then extended over thecarbon sheet, after which a second carbon sheet is positioned upon thepad sheet and a second pad sheet positioned upon the second carbonsheet. Matter written upon the uppermost pad sheet will appear intriplicate uponthis sheet, the under sheet and upon the card. The pad-sheets which are perforated or otherwise scored along their inner edgesare torn from the pad and the uppermost card removed from the magazinein the manner previously described, after which the carbon sheets andpad sheets mayy be rearranged for the next transaction. Any suitablenumber of carbon sheets may be used, depending upon the number of copiesdesired.

By extending the edges of the side walls 13 upward, both the carbonsheets and. pad sheets will readily fall into position so that thecarbon sheets may not become disaligned with the result of an imperfectcopy, nor can the pad sheets and cards become transversely disaligned.The position of the clamp 20 insures proper transverse alignment of theindicia on the pad sheets and cards. Thus no time is lost in obtainingproper registration of the sheets and cards, while imperfect or faultycopies are practically impossible. Also, the tabulating cards are keptin perfect condition so that no difficulty is experienced in runningthese cards through the The invention' is susceptible of various changesin its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the rightis herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within thescope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is l. In combination, acard holder, cards removably secured within the holder in superimposedrelation, a pad holder secured at one end of the card holder, a padsecured within the pad holder' and adapted to have the leaves thereofextending over the cards in the card holder, and a carbon sheet holdersecured at the other end of the card holder, carbon sheets within thecarbon sheet holder and adapted to be interposed between the leaves ofthe pad and between said pad leaves and the cards.

2. In combination, a card holder, cards removably secured within theholder in superimposed relation, a pad holder -secured at one end of thecard holder, a pad secured within the pad holder and adapted to have theleaves thereof extending over the cards in the card holder, and a carbonsheet holder secured at the other end of the card holder, carbon sheetswithin the carbon sheet holder and adapted to be interposed between theleaves of the pad and between said pad leaves and the cards, and meansto hold the cards against independent sliding movement.

3. In combination, a'card holder, cards removablyv secured within theholder in superimposed relation, a pad holder secured at one end of thecard holder, a pad secured within the pad holder and adapted to have theleaves thereof extending over the cards in the card holder, and a carbonsheet holder secured at the other end of the card holder, carbon sheetswithin the carbon sheet holder and adapted to be interposed between theleaves of the pad and between said pad leaves and the cards, and meansto adjust the pad holder with respect to the card holder.

4l. In combination, a card holder, cards removably secured within theholder in superimposed relation, a pad holder secured at one end of thecard holder, a pad secured within the pad holder and adapted to have theleaves thereof extending over the cards in the card holder, and a carbonsheet holder secured at the other end of the card holder, carbon sheetswithin the carbon sheet holder and adapted to be interposed between theleaves of the pad and between said pad leaves and the cards, and flangeson the card holder to facilitate removal of the cards from the cardholder.

5. In combination, a cord holder, cards removably secured within theholder in superimposed relation, a pad holder secured at one end of thecard holder, a pad secured Within the pad'holder and adapted to have theleaves thereof extending over the cards in the card holder, and a carbonsheet holder secured at the other end of the card holder, carbon sheetswithin the carbon sheet holder and adapted to be interposed between theleaves of the pad and between said pad leaves and the cards, andyieldable means within the card holder to support the cards. p

6. In combination, a card holder, cards removably secured within theholder in superimposed relation, a pad holder secured at one end of thecard holder, a pad secured within the pad holder and adapted to have theleaves thereof extending over the cards in the card holder, and a carbonsheet holder secured at the other end of the card holder, carbon sheetswithin the carbon sheet holder and adapted to be interposed between theleaves of the pad and between said pad leaves and the cards, and acombined follower and platen to support the cards within the cardholder.

7 In a manifolding device, a card holder comprising a bottom, side andend walls, a yieldingly supported plate movable within said holder tosupport a number of cards in superimposed relation, flanges extendinginwardly from certain of said walls to engage the uppermost cards tohold said cards and provide for their individual removal, a pad holderat one end ofthe card holder, and a carbon sheet holder at the other endof the card holder.

8. In a manifolding device, acard holder comprising a bottom, end walls,and side walls of greater height than the end walls, a yieldinglysupported plate movable within said holder to support a number of cardsin superimposed relation, flanges extending in-4 wardly from certain ofsaid walls to engage the uppermost cards to hold said cards and providefor their individual removal, a pad holder at one end of the cardholder, and a carbon sheet holder at the other end of the card holder.

In testimony whereof Iiaiix my signature.

WALTER O. CRITCI'IFIELD.

